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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Winwright, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winwright and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Winwright:
- 32.881840, -80.287876
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Winwright
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Since Winwright is near Charleston County and also Colleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Winwright
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winwright ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Avenue of Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avenue of Oaks is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue of Oaks
- Berry Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Hill is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Clubhouse Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
- Coachmans Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coachmans Corners is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachmans Corners
- Corey Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corey Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Point
- Cotton Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cotton Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Coventry Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coventry Place is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Place
- Creekside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Creekside is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Evergreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Farmdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farmdale is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Flowertown Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
- Goodhope Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goodhope Landing is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope Landing
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Greggs Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greggs Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs Landing
- Indian Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Iron Gate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Kings Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Grant is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Knightsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Knightsville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Long Creek Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long Creek Landing is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek Landing
- Martins Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Landing is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
- Norman Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norman Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Landing
- Plantation Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plantation Ridge is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Ridge
- Quail Arbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Arbor is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Arbor
- Sprucewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sprucewood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucewood
- Summerville Farms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville Farms is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Farms
- Sweetbriar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sweetbriar is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Tea Farm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tea Farm is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Farm
- Twin Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Waters Edge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waters Edge is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
- Woodlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Winwright to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Winwright to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Winwright once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Winwright and extending to:
- Saint George, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Winwright to Saint George, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 453 miles [729 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,986 miles [11,242.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,872 miles [7,840.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Winwright, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winwright) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Winwright to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winwright. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8818, Longitude: -80.2879 In this case, the coordinates for Winwright have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.887 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.83 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.969 degrees. |
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